Album review: Arty McGlynn, Nollaig Casey, Chris Newman, Maire Ni Chathasaig
Published Date:
05 October 2008
By NC
ARTY McGLYNN, NOLLAIG CASEY, CHRIS NEWMAN, MAIRE NI CHATHASAIG
Heartstring Sessions
*****
Old Bridge Music OBMCD18, £11.99
A string band made up of two duos – magnificently musical Irish sisters on fiddle and harp, with their two virtuoso guitar partners. Nollaig also sings in English in 'Among The Heather' and an Irish version of the Scottish Gaelic 'Mhaire Bhan Og'. The instrumental quality is outstanding, but the majesty of Ni Chathasaig's harp, especially in the 18th-century 'Song Of The Harp', and with the fiddle in the even older 'Lament For Limerick,' is the album's heart.
Download this: Sir Patrick Bellew's March/An Caillin Rua Gaelach
The full article contains 117 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
03 October 2008 4:40 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland
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